Man assaults enstranged wife with machete

THABA-TSEKA – A Ha Laka woman who was allegedly assaulted with a machete and left for dead by her husband on Sunday night is being treated for grave injuries at the Paray Hospital.

The 30-year-old woman who was estranged from her husband was assaulted in front of her family members, police reports show.

Both the husband and the wife work in South Africa and the man was home for the weekend from the mines where he works.

It is alleged that when the 32-year-old suspect heard that his wife was also home for the weekend, he went there and assaulted her in front of her family.

After assaulting his wife, the man is alleged to have fled the scene and still remains at large. LeNA